More about Mbuyuni Beach Village

An overview

Well-positioned in Jambiani, Mbuyuni Beach Village is the ideal point of departure for your excursions in Zanzibar. Only 45 km away, this 2-star hotel can be easily accessed from the airport. With its convenient location, the hotel offers easy access to the city's must-see destinations.

The facilities and services provided by Mbuyuni Beach Village ensure a pleasant stay for guests. 24-hour security, car power charging station, daily housekeeping, postal service, taxi service are just a few of the facilities that set Mbuyuni Beach Village apart from other hotels in the city.

Step into one of 22 inviting rooms and escape the stresses of the day with a wide range of amenities such as non smoking rooms, wake-up service, desk, balcony/terrace, soundproofing which can be found in some rooms. The hotel offers many unique recreational opportunities such as boats, hiking trails, watersports equipment rentals, wind surfing, snorkeling. Discover an engaging blend of professional service and a wide array of features at Mbuyuni Beach Village.

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Nearest essentials

Airports

Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)

37.2 km

Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)

74.2 km

Hospital or clinic

Makunduchi Hospital

12.1 km

Distances shown are straight-line distances on the map. Actual travel distances may vary.

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What they offer

Popular facilities

Swimming pool [outdoor]

Restaurants

Front desk [24-hour]

Languages spoken

English

Polish

Internet access

Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!

Wi-Fi in public areas

Fitness & recreation

Game room

Things to do, ways to relax

Boating

Massage

Tours

Diving

Private beach

Watersport equipment rentals

Fishing

Snorkeling

Water sports (non-motorized)

Garden

Spa

Wind surfing

Hiking

Swimming pool [outdoor]

Dining, drinking, and snacking

Bar

Breakfast [free]

Restaurants

BBQ facilities

Coffee shop

Room service

Services and conveniences

Concierge

Dry cleaning

Luggage storage

Currency exchange

Infirmary

Safety deposit boxes

Daily housekeeping

Laundry service

Shops

Doorman

Library

Smoking area

For the kids

Babysitting service

Family room

Kids club

Access

Check-in/out [express]

Front desk [24-hour]

Wheelchair accessible

Check-in [24-hour]

Pets allowed

Elevator

Security [24-hour]

Getting around

Airport transfer

Car park [on-site]

Taxi service

Bicycle rental

Car power charging station

Valet parking

Car park [free of charge]

Rental car

Car park [nearby]

Shuttle service

Available in all rooms

Additional toilet

Free bottled water

Soundproofing

Balcony/terrace

Linens

Towels

Clothes rack

Mosquito net

Wake-up service

Desk

Private entrance

Fan

Shower

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Property's guest policies

Children and extra beds

Minimum age of guests is: 0 year(s).

Guest's age

Extra bed

Infant 0-1 year(s)

Stay for free if using existing bedding.

Baby cot/crib may be requested directly from the property.

Children 2-5 year(s)

Stay for free if using existing bedding.

Extra beds may be requested directly from the property; additional charges may apply

Guests 6 years and older are considered as adults

Extra beds may be requested directly from the property; additional charges may apply

Others

When booking more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.

Extra beds are dependent on the room you choose. Please ask the property for more details.

Better than in the pictures, we were all around the island and couldnt find anything better than this hotel. Good relaxing place, good food, good staff, good rooms, good enviroment. Totally recommend it! African style, run by african family, not pretentious or fake as other places in nungwi, just authentic!

Everything was good with nice restaurant and swimming pool.
Especially one of staff named Amur was so perfect. He has been so helpful to enjoy our staying.

Reviewed July 20, 2016

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9.0

Exceptional

emilia from Poland

Couple

Double Room

Stayed 2 nights in September, 2014

Comfortable”

Standard, facilities, staff

We got a great room on the top with the see view and a balcony where u can sit and relax. There are great facilities at the hotel, hammocks, swings etc. it is to compensate for the lack of good beach. It will suit more people who r happy to stay in the hotel. To swim mu need to go further to access a good beach. Staff very friendly and supportive.it was very quite in that area on the jambianu beach out off season and we moved to paje later.

Reviewed October 01, 2014

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8.0

Excellent

Claudia from Uganda

Couple

Double Room

Stayed 6 nights in August, 2014

Ecxcellent!”

have very good guide, pool and other activities.

Had enjoyable stayed over there great view and is very good place to stayed there.
Lots of different activities to do go snorkelling, swimming and playing games.
It is popular place to go there for the tourist.

Reviewed August 31, 2014

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8.3

Excellent

jessica from United Kingdom

Solo traveler

Double Room

Stayed 9 nights in July, 2014

Location, peaceful, value for money”

pool, peaceful, value for money

Starting with the positive, it was a great quiet and peaceful stay at Mbuyuni. Most of the staff were incredibly nice and while they were very friendly and helpful (most that is…) they weren't constantly hounding you, which is great. The food is really fresh every day and great seafood, with more than enough in the free breakfast. Rooms are basic but more than suitable when you're spending all day on beach/ at pool. My hut had 2 double beds in it with a small terrace and chairs outside. Theres also a nice sitting area by the restaurant, where there's wifi.
Unfortunately, however, between the pool cushions being collected in and me checking the loungers 1 hour later, my shorts went 'missing'… Yes, my fault for leaving them there but still very disappointing that despite my requests one member of staff was completely incapable of following through and asking relevant people if they had been 'found'. It was only when I mentioned Agoda reviews that he seemed interested and that was probably a few days too late.
So, yes I liked it but…be careful with your belongings.

Reviewed August 04, 2014

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8.0

Excellent

Sherie from United States

Group

Twin Room

Stayed 3 nights in January, 2014

Relaxing, no-frills beach hotel”

Proximity to beach, Friendly staff, Clean

Reviewed January 14, 2014

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6.0

Frida from Sweden

Couple

Double Room

Stayed 5 nights in October, 2013

toilet, shower and bed was in the same room :/”

Restaurante, pool, balkony.

It was okej, not so much to do. Far from other restaurang and the beach outside the hotel was not so nice. But if you walk 30 minutes you cant go to Paje beach.

Reviewed October 15, 2013

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8.7

Excellent

margy from United Kingdom

Solo traveler

Single Room

Stayed 3 nights in April, 2013

Great value, great staff, great view, great staff”

Good value,, very relaxed (being off season helped) and friendly staff.

Returned twice during my two month stay in Zanzibar for some R & R - it provided just what I needed, both times, at a really good price.

we had unexpectedly large triple room with enormously huge bathroom of about 25 sq. m. the room was named "kisima a". but other rooms can be quite small (our friends lived in smaller rooms). the hotel has a nice ocean water pool which is very useful on low tide. the beach itself is uncomfortable because of rocky seabed: for good swimming you could take a snorkling trip by boat or walk for a while for good beaches. the staff can organize any trip or excursion. bargaining is possible.
the hotel is located between two villages: paje and jambiani. the car is very recommended to rent otherwise you should walk 20-30 min for the nearest cafe or shop.
there are hammocks and pool table in the hotel's area. there are no air condition in any rooms but only fans. however this did not bother us.
drinks are availabe in the bar at very reasonable price (only 50-100% more than in supermarket). lunch and dinner could be ordered in the hotel's restoraunt at a fair price which is only 10-20% more than in local cafes.
housemaids can make african braids for very very low price. just bargain and allocate one hour. avoid intermediaries to reduce the price and negotiate directly.

Reviewed January 10, 2013

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8.7

Excellent

Tatiana from Russia

Family with young children

Triple

Stayed 5 nights in January, 2013

good place for relax”

territory

We stayed here in January (just after New Year Eve). This place was chosen because it was high season and many hotels were fully booked. The price was more than reasonable (for the hotel with swimming pool) and we booked the room. Our room (triple) was big. It is located in front of the swimming pool. Furniture is OK (one double bed and one single bed with mosquito net), sofa, table and a rack for clothes. The swimming pool is not to big but clean and filled with ocean water. There are some sun-beds near it and some hammocks. Breakfast was simple but OK (egg, pan-cake, fruits, juice, instant coffee/tea, toast, jam and butter). If you want to have lunch or dinner in this hotel you have to order 1-2 order in advance. We tried some dishes but they were not to tasty and we preferred to eat out of the hotel (in Paje village). The hotel is located between 2 villages (Paje and Jambiani). Paje is the nearest one(about 2-3 km). It's possible to walk there along the beach but we rented a car and we used it. In Paje there is a supermarket (not common place for Zanzibar).it's name is Supaduka. You can buy there drinks, some food and some souvenirs. Near this shop there is another one with selections of spirits. So the location of the hotel isn't bad especially if you have car or bike. But the main problem this place is the entrance to the ocean. You can't enter due to sharp stones on the seabed and doesn't matter low or high tide. But you can go to the left (Paje direction) or to the right (Jambiani direction) and in 10 minutes you will reach really nice beach with sandy seabed. But the beach near the hotel also has fine white sand. The problem is the sea entrance. So, if you are looking for a nice hotel for reasonable price and don't have enough variants this place could be good for your break in Zanzibar. And one more advice-take a small pocket light with you. Black-outs are quite common in the evening.

Reviewed January 10, 2013

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7.7

Very good

ELIZABETH from United Kingdom

Solo traveler

Double Room

Stayed 3 nights in December, 2012

Lovely hotel with a relaxed atmosphere”

Took great care to make sure we got to go on trips and had a reliable taxi service back to Stone Town without it costing us lots of money!

Rooms were nice and cosy although the bathroom sink was wobbly and leaked a bit.
The beach was nice but rocky in places and the tide was far out but it did provide great camera pics.
Its not often I find a hotel I can sit and do nothing in but it was easy to do here with free tea and coffee all day, every day, an outside area to charge your laptop and beautiful views. The food was very nice but there was a mix up with our order the second night and my starter came as I finished by main! On the whole, a really lovely and relaxing beach hotel which I would definitely stay at again.

Reviewed December 22, 2012

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7.3

Very good

Andreas from Sweden

Family with young children

Double Room

Stayed 6 nights in June, 2012

Nice hotel”

The pool was great and the rooms.

Nice hotel and nice room. The pool was great and the staff was very friendly. The beach wasn`t that good, alot of reefstones. You had to order lunch before 1:pm and dinner before 7:pm. You cant get anything to eat between lunch and dinner.

Reviewed July 15, 2012

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8.7

Excellent

Kayvalyn from United States

Couple

Double Room

Stayed 4 nights in January, 2012

Charming, homey and absolutely lovely people. ”

Chill atmosphere...a true getaway.

we loved mbuyuni! spent 6 nights relaxing days/nights there. the staff couldn't be more friendly and accommodating. and the place was a perfect size, intimate yet with lots of little nooks and areas to relax in. for example, there's a cute little game area by the pool table next to the restaurant..and a little open game area with hammocks, and also "a couple of swinging sofas by the beach." and their pool also has a great view of the beach. happiness!

Reviewed March 04, 2012

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9.0

Exceptional

Walle from Netherlands

Solo traveler

Single Room

Stayed 4 nights in February, 2012

Lovbely hotel, very friendly staff, clean rooms”

situated right on the beach, small but nice swimming pool with rest chairs

i spent a couple of days here in the beginning of feb, nice weather a lot of wind. nearby in paje it is possible to take lessons in kite surfing, the hotel can arranghe fishing and diving, snorkling trips, very nice seafood restaurant in the hotel, good brakfast, very frindly staff. it is worth the money

Reviewed February 21, 2012

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7.3

Very good

Bert from Sweden

Couple

Double Room

Stayed 5 nights in February, 2012

Good value for little money”

the pool

Nice place with lovely pool and great staf.Good lunch and dinner that you had to order in advance.The room was rather small and dark.